Biomarkers of Tuberculosis Severity and Treatment Effect: A Directed Screen of 70 Host Markers in a Randomized Clinical Trial. [PDF]
More efficacious treatment regimens are needed for tuberculosis, however, drug development is impeded by a lack of reliable biomarkers of disease severity and of treatment effect. We conducted a directed screen of host biomarkers in participants enrolled
Barbero, S +14 more
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ObjectiveMovement disorders (MDs) are common in anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) encephalitis but are poorly studied. This study aimed to investigate the clinical characteristics of MDs and the clinical differences between patients with and ...
Hongmei Li +3 more
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SARS-CoV-2 viral load is associated with increased disease severity and mortality
The relationship between SARS-CoV-2 viral load and risk of disease progression remains largely undefined in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Here, we quantify SARS-CoV-2 viral load from participants with a diverse range of COVID-19 disease severity ...
Jesse Fajnzylber +130 more
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Introduction: Chronic respiratory symptoms (dyspnoea, coughing, sputum production) associated with abnormalities of the airways (bronchitis, bronchiolitis) and/or alveoli (emphysema) that result in persistent, frequently progressive airflow obstruction ...
Bhavesh Patel +5 more
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Effects of burying and removing dead leaves from the ground on the development of scab epidemics in an apple organic orchard. [PDF]
Ascospores produced on scabbed leaves in the leaf litter constitute the primary inoculum causing scab infections in apple orchards during the year.
Brun, L. +4 more
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correlation between serum Vitamin D3 Level and Disease Severity in the Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) [PDF]
Background and Aim: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) which is characterized by symptoms such as dyspnea and cough is the fourth leading cause of death worldwide.
sahar rezaei nejad +5 more
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Effect of Disease Severity on the Quality of Life and Sense of Stigmatization in Psoriatics
Beata Kowalewska,1 Barbara Jankowiak,1 Mateusz Cybulski,1 Elżbieta Krajewska-Kułak,1 Dzmitry Fiodaravich Khvorik2 1Department of Integrated Medical Care, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland; 2Department of Dermatovenerology, Medical ...
Kowalewska B +4 more
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Wheat: Its water use, production and disease detection and prediction [PDF]
The author has identified the following significant results. Discussed in this report are: (1) the effects of wheat disease on water use and yield; and (2) the use of ERTS-1 imagery in the evaluation of wheat growth and in the detection of disease ...
Eversmeyer, M. G. +4 more
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Association of the severity of meibomian gland dysfunction with dyslipidemia in Indian population
Purpose: To correlate the severity of meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) with the serum lipoprotein levels. Methods: The study was conducted as a prospective observational study over a period of 18 months.
Brahm P Guliani +2 more
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Interrogating the Genetic Determinants of Tourette’s Syndrome and Other Tic Disorders Through Genome-Wide Association Studies [PDF]
Objective: Tourette’s syndrome is polygenic and highly heritable. Genome-wide association study (GWAS) approaches are useful for interrogating the genetic architecture and determinants of Tourette’s syndrome and other tic disorders. The authors conducted
Gilles de la Tourette GWAS Replication Initiative +4 more
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